Sentences with phrase «to weather the economic downturn»

The unemployment rate in Cary is lower than both the state and national averages, and the city did an excellent job of weathering the economic downturn.

In general, smaller companies are not as financially stable as bigger firms, lack the resources to easily weather economic downturns, and are more likely to have limited or unproven product lines — all of which lead to increased volatility.

De Blasio and the NYC Council agreed on an $ 82.1 billion budget for New York City that adds tens of millions in new spending for initiatives, including summer jobs for youths, after - school programs and reserve funds to help the city weather an economic downturn.

The government formulated the program to help responsible homeowners weather the economic downturn.

In fact, making products that are meant to last has helped some companies weather the economic downturn.

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Though the state has weathered economic downturns before, it hasn't had to do so with billions of dollars of infrastructure fixes necessitated by melting permafrost.

In assessing the evidence adduced, the Agency recognized that the airline industry is cyclical and that the carriers had already established mechanisms for weathering economic downturns.

Historically, the legal profession has weathered economic downturns quite well and should do so in the future, in part due to the growing geographic and practice diversification of many law firms.

So, while retailing in New York and its rings of suburbs and exurbs is weathering the economic downturn with relative ease, upstate retail markets are just getting by, reformatting properties to better appeal to the consumers who stayed.

Soper also made it clear that, although the immediate focus will be on rebuilding its new U.S. operations weather the economic downturn, Brookfield will continue to evaluate other international expansion opportunities.

The unemployment rate in Cary is lower than both the state and national averages, and the city did an excellent job of weathering the economic downturn.

Companies with solid balance sheets, that have better credit ratings and less debt - to - equity than peers, can weather economic downturns, make opportunistic acquisitions, waste less of their profit on debt interest, and easily absorb unexpected problems and keep moving forward.

«Not only have we been able to weather economic downturns that have negatively affected other restaurant chains, but we have been able to maintain strong growth during these periods.»

Both Comptroller Scott Stringer and Ronnie Lowenstein, director of the Independent Budget Office (IBO), testified that the city's reserves are insufficient to weather an economic downturn and called for a more robust savings program to boost reserves.

First, it will weather economic downturns.

The best real estate investment trusts have good management and balance sheets strong enough to weather an economic downturn.

Although share prices can fluctuate, large - cap stocks are considered less risky than other equities because the companies tend to have more resources to weather economic downturns.

The best REITs have good management and balance sheets strong enough to weather an economic downturn.

Office building owners over the last three years have had little choice but to become models of operating efficiency to weather the economic downturn.